1976 NCAA Championships

March 11-13, 1976 · Arizona

Team Champion

Iowa123.5 pts

Head Coach: Gary Kurdelmeier · Runner-up: Iowa State

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
118 lbs	Mark DiGirolamo POLY	Johnnie Jones ISU	Mike McArthur MINN
126 lbs	Jack Reinwand WIS	Harold Wiley Cal State-Santa Barbara	Kenny Nelson OKLA
134 lbs	Mike Frick LEH	Pat Milkovich MSU	Tim Cysewski IOWA
142 lbs	Brad Smith IOWA	Gene Costello SRU	Steve Barrett OKST
150 lbs	Chuck Yagla IOWA	Pete Galea ISU	Mark Churella MICH
158 lbs	Lee Kemp WIS	Tom Brown Washington	Joe Zuspann ISU
167 lbs	Pat Christenson WIS	Dan Wagemann IOWA	Joe Carr Kentucky
177 lbs	Chris Campbell IOWA	Mark Johnson MICH	Mike Lieberman LEH
190 lbs	Evan Johnson MINN	Frank Santana ISU	Bud Palmer IOWA
UNL	Jimmy Jackson OKST	Greg Gibson UO	Larry Bielenberg ORST

Weight:

118 lbs 126 lbs 134 lbs 142 lbs 150 lbs 158 lbs 167 lbs 177 lbs 190 lbs UNL

Round:

All Rounds Finals Medal Round Consi Semi Semifinal Consi 4 Consi 8 #2 Quarterfinal Consi 8 #1 Consi 16 #2 Round of 16 Round of 32 Pigtail

Finals
Pat Christenson WIS1st	DEC 9-7	Dan Wagemann IOWA2nd
Medal Round
Joe Carr Kentucky3rd	MAJ DEC 13-5	Jerry Villecco PSU4th
Kim Wasick POLY5th	FORFEIT	Larry Zilverberg MINN6th
Consi Semi
Jerry Villecco PSU	FORFEIT	Larry Zilverberg MINN
Joe Carr Kentucky	DEC 8-2	Kim Wasick POLY
Semifinal
Pat Christenson WIS	DEC 12-10	Joe Carr Kentucky
Dan Wagemann IOWA	DEC 7-3	Larry Zilverberg MINN
Consi 4
Jerry Villecco PSU	DEC 9-3	Jon Jackson OKST
Kim Wasick POLY	DEC 7-6	Keith Stearns OKLA
Consi 8 #2
Jon Jackson OKST	DEC 7-5	Brad Hansen BYU
Keith Stearns OKLA	DEC 5-5	Paul Reed WYO
Kim Wasick POLY	DEC 1-1	Dave Powell ISU
Jerry Villecco PSU	DEC 4-2	Jim Horvath SIU-Carbondale
Quarterfinal
Pat Christenson WIS	DEC 7-3	Jim Horvath SIU-Carbondale
Dan Wagemann IOWA	DEC 4-2	Dave Powell ISU
Joe Carr Kentucky	DEC 6-5	Jon Jackson OKST
Larry Zilverberg MINN	DEC 7-4	Paul Reed WYO
Consi 8 #1
Brad Hansen BYU	PIN 5:59	Andy Cappelli BLOOM
Jerry Villecco PSU	MAJ DEC 13-2	Roger Fleischer NAVY
Kim Wasick POLY	DEC 6-3	Dante Caprio Montclair State University
Keith Stearns OKLA	DEC 6-3	George O'Korn PITT
Consi 16 #2
Kim Wasick POLY	DEC 2-0	Nils Deacon LEH
Round of 16
Paul Reed WYO	PIN 3:47	Phil Mueller East Carolina
Dave Powell ISU	DEC 5-2	Don Evans BSU
Jim Horvath SIU-Carbondale	DEC 5-1	Mark Harris Utah State
Joe Carr Kentucky	DEC 13-9	Brad Hansen BYU
Dan Wagemann IOWA	DEC 3-2	Dante Caprio Montclair State University
Larry Zilverberg MINN	DEC 12-6	Keith Stearns OKLA
Pat Christenson WIS	DEC 5-4	Roger Fleischer NAVY
Jon Jackson OKST	DEC 6-6	Don Shuler ASU
Round of 32
Paul Reed WYO	PIN 4:34	Kevin Young Dartmouth College
Brad Hansen BYU	PIN 3:05	Jim O'Connell Louisiana State
Dan Wagemann IOWA	MAJ DEC 12-3	Nils Deacon LEH
Keith Stearns OKLA	DEC 8-1	Ed Neiswender MICH
Larry Zilverberg MINN	MAJ DEC 14-3	George O'Korn PITT
Phil Mueller East Carolina	DEC 15-8	Dennis Graham Portland State University
Pat Christenson WIS	DEC 5-2	Jerry Villecco PSU
Don Shuler ASU	DEC 7-6	Paul Berry MIZZ
Don Evans BSU	MAJ DEC 16-7	Tobey Matney
Pigtail
Paul Berry MIZZ	DEC 12-5	Dan Fiorini NIU
Dan Wagemann IOWA	DEC 7-2	Kim Wasick POLY
Ed Neiswender MICH	DEC 6-0	Jim McDuffie HOF
Jim Weisenfluh Wilkes University	DEC 12-5	Bill Kullberg WSU
Paul Bruns Florida	DEC 5-4	Don Zastoupil ORST